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School: Lankill (roll number 16904)

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Lankill, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Cibhil
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137F, Page 12_098

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  1. Weddings Forty Years Ago

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    When the couple long ago would be married they would come home on horse-back. When they would come home they would have a great feast. Plenty whiskey and stout would be in for the feast. When the feast would be started awhile a crowd of straw-boys would come in. The captain would lead. When they would be coming in the door every one of them would get a glass of stout. Then they would march in with their big straw-hats as high as the moon and big sticks with them. Then someone would play the melodeon for them and then they would have a fine bock-set. When they would have the set finished
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen King
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lanmore, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Martin Kerrigan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knappagh Beg, Co. Mayo